Gerbe helps Sabres down Flames

Buffalo, NY (Sports Network) - Nathan Gerbe's goal early in the third period
proved to be the difference as the Buffalo Sabres edged the Calgary Flames,
2-1, at First Niagara Center.

Drew Stafford netted the other goal for Buffalo, while Jhonas Enroth made 28
saves as the Sabres snapped a two-game losing streak.

Alex Tanguay lit the lamp for Calgary and Henrik Karlsson stopped 42-of-44
shots for the Flames, losers in two of their last three games.

"It was maybe the best game I've seen him play," Flames captain Jerome Iginla
said about Karlsson. "Unfortunately we couldn't get him the win."

Buffalo struck first when Derek Roy sent a cross-ice pass from the right
circle to the top of the left, and Stafford's one-timer sailed past the glove
of Karlsson and into the top-right corner of the net at the 7:59 mark of the
opening period.

After a scoreless second period in which the Flames failed to convert on three
power-play opportunities, including a 5-on-3 chance, Buffalo added to its lead
less than two minutes into the third.

Marc-Andre Gragnani took a snap shot from the left point that deflected off
the stick of Flames winger Lee Stempniak and went right to Gerbe at the right
circle. Gerbe then one-timed the disc right into the open side of the net
before Karlsson could react to the deflection for a two-goal advantage.

"I just wanted to one-time it as quick as possible," Gerbe said. "It was a
pretty lucky chance there."

Calgary cut into the lead at the 5:45 mark of the third when Tanguay got his
stick on Jay Bouwmeester's shot from the blue line and the tipped puck bounced
off the right post before trickling across the goal line.

But the Flames would not manage to get another puck past Enroth as Buffalo
held on to improve to 3-4-0 on home ice this season.

Game Notes

Buffalo forward Patrick Kaleta missed his first of four games after he was
suspended by the NHL for an illegal hit on Flyers forward Jakub Voracek on
Wednesday...Before Calgary's goal in the third period, Enroth had not allowed
a goal in the last 107:39 he played...Calgary fell to 2-3-0 on the road...The
Flames have not recorded a win in Buffalo since March 15, 1996...This was the
only game between the two teams this season.